Kite



April 18, 1933. J. HAHN 1,904,727

' KITE Filed'oct. 1, 1951 Suventor w WM 1 30 case of' rubber bands,-

' 35 inoperative.

"merite,

Y Patented Apr. 1s, 1933 Appnction mea october 1, 1931. sriai'na 566,361. u;

l Kitesof-` this type arewell known,y exceed.- 10 inglyigiopular,l

and requireywhen assembled', suicient sturdiness in their structural fea-V tures to withstandsevr nsagef; l Q f f One of the seriousobjections tothe type-jot kite in question` has been,theinabilityj'to :15 maintaincthe frame members correctly, positioned relative to1 eachl other when ready 4for iiight, and yet facilitatequickand easy dismantling. This is true bothin the two frame lmember and three frame member variety.`

"26 v IIi the ramemenibersndonot maintainI ,theV

correct assembled positions, e then kite, willnot Y actproperly in Hight .withf the attendant re# sults ofdamagI 'or destruction, A.

.Illeretot'orfal am aware, clamping resilient wire loops, but sucliexpedients al low .slippage between the frame members and their eiiectiveness is soon lostlduejtoZ-the *1n-vA herent quality of the material nsed. In the they will `deteriorate and lose their binding effectiveness, and the ease oflresilient wire loops, they will easily become bent or distorted in such a way asl to counteract theirj resiliency and vbecome t Among the, objects and advantages of my invention is `togprovide` a, ..clampglfor kite frame members: whi h 'williG01'lly` Ufa-.i111

tain 4vthe kite frame members, when assembled,

Y40 in their-respective Vositions without possibili,

(i) @Onseqlwnt dlstortion oi ity of sli pagella u Anotherobj ofmyiinvention to Avide, a, clamp for kitefframe members which l 45 frame members may be) dismantled; with ease ,so that they maybe alignedand wrapped in -thekite material orfstorage ortransport'ation. f ma A f Another object of.m invention isto pro- 50 ,vide a clamp-fior ,grameLmemberS 'which tin taken@ .thelne @fasi-Figure '5, l0Qk-i 'ingin direction ofthearrowsff l to receive the cord 3. which boundsfthefouter winiwthstandiptea assembling iid-'ais mantling of the kite without bgomingn; f

operative. Y. Still Vanothervobjectof my -i-n`vention fish-to` provide a clamp" for kiteivramemembers and inexpensive-tofmanufaoture y .1 Figure 1 is; a torfgnlafvewlofith .tyiier of: kit'einquestion when -assembled, showing invention; Y Y

tion takenon the' line 2%2 of V Figure(1.,lqolr-- lrFigure, is; a partial top plan view .Off

modiiication' of'V my vinvention Las applied to Y means y v 1: 72B have been used, suohas rubberbandsfand and v j Figure V6v is a'l sectional i of; inverni-V` .'15

' Referring A4 more particul,rly'- to Y the ing,-in ,wl1ichlike numbersindieate like-parts, l'

the kite jin Figure '1l comprises generell-y?, frame membersl '1 and2,-the former being vertical and the latter at `snbstant-i'ally right angles thereto when y,in assembled position `The ends of the frame1membersarn0tchd Vedge of the facei of the kite, which( isof anyfsnitable material Asuch as papenorfabric; l i

' s The clamp ,which .forms inventionllis Y Vdesignatedla\.awlflleby 61 andmaybenmade ,Y Y. 90., j l i of anyl 'Suitable metalli@ matria'lfor; its require f filent, and 'preferably bat .notessentally non-.- e i deforrisibleV 1' I have? yfound wire. torba 'quite 1 vThe configuration of the clamp isg'of most importanceand comprises abottoni{por-f.V t i Y tOIlV 7,'side portions "8 anda-topprtion P having indentationslO :whichpjresent an fun-1 I d'nlati'nglcontour.;V :The indentatins 101 form I projections 11', .the purpose ofwh-eh will later '.55 which is sturdy yet simplein C,o nstr'uct-ionV SESI i* Y [any position other than at substanti V wrapped race, therearolind.; 1 Y Y' v n 6,5vgeemberskrand@are*irl aligned@ Y tations 10 maybe provided in the bottom por- .tionrather than the top portion of the clamp; The size ofthe CIampJdepeHdS, of course,

vapplied,- jthatisQa-f kte'utilizng two, three, ormoxeiirallwmembers. s, .While subs 'f of the samevwidth audthieliress, usually, .-f

"not always, Vary SQ l'thatgallowarlee must be YYYmade iithe ferent sizes4 The clamp is, therefore,'made somewhat i vWider Vthan the speoifed Width of the frame Y members. and the depthoftheolagmp is somej the eframefmembers, exeeptjngthe 1owermest pollilisier the irdentations l"0` or profieetioiis nstructena the; fram ber-sare tightly held by the clamp :except whe'nthea'tejsupp@eflagek glidfforchfwahin',

AVfrena-,1:and*inserirsiinterim Clamp e members, said fr :me ositionis mom# upon the ytypefof kite in Which it is to vbe* what0 greater thanV the specified thicknessV Vof [11 which are made so that they willhealreY 'm *ontafee'wifh Alf-uli Y l ht angleslto Cthe* p, eXoept'Wl-iehtheite 1s assembled fra-ille membersarefsubstahtrallyfat the' immer-aaneen is'fgreat-g p A f-coiita'et-f ember' Wherr said;

l within the clamp are easilysldable in any' direction.

To assemble the kite for flight, yrar'he cross memberQ issld through theclamp tomas shew@ ini-riguarfjanajf Orff portion 9 will make engageable thefframeiorfcross member 2;'. vAwedgihg aetiom husr results aufv sb'ilty of yslipp'arg'e'fbetwe'en' ztheqraihe lbers Vunderr ordinary and usualv jthejte is nfight is; eliminate The advantages ofxelamp- -andf'ts .r'arsuperifjtheclamp: villb'e"tightly 'against theverti'oaliframememberL the sides" f i-8`of the clamp willbewithin the apexof two" of the angles, and thelowermost points of the y ,giuderltationsfil :oir-prejections l1 inthe top Y .Ohet'rth YCord isthen atllixedto the eudsofVkzv Yknownor' fusecli1forthe! purposes enumerated;

lts! sturdy struempefprevents distortion-Lof theSk'te-.fand

varousfehanges ini-arid modifications@ my' yf-fbe made'arid'areenl @scare "fthe 1;

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Vsedestarrtiallyf assembler ,positions 'famdjal j Y I2. vA v clamp; fieri l sei i" bers "er tafkte er 'substantiaydesed l Ward the top of the kite and Whensubstantial- Lyle'isectedley.the-'elarripfisgturnedY at substan-Y if Y' siffof substantially rectangular form encompassing said frame members, 'and means on one i portion of said clamp beingV provided with indentations forming downwardly extendv70 side thereofto prevent` slippage of the frame members when in assembled positions and al#V low slippage of the frame members when in' unassembled positions. Y j

5. In a kite havingframe members, a nondeformableclamp of substantially rectangular form encompassingsaid frame members, and means Von one side fthereofto prevent slippage of the frame members when in assembled positions and allow slippage of the 'frame members when in unassembled posi- Y tions. A

6. In a kite having frame members, a non-V deformable clamp` of substantialy rectangular form encompassing said frame members,

and projections on one side thereof to engage one of the frame members, said clamp pre venting slippage of said frame members when j in assembled positions and allowing slippage of said frame members when in unassembled positions.

7 In a deformable clamp of substantially rectangular form encompassingA said framefmembers, and projections on the top portion thereof to engage one of the frame members, said-clamp` preventing slippage yof said frame members when Ain assembled 'positions and allowing slippage of said frame members Vwhen in unassembled positions.

8. In a'kite having deformable clamp of substantially rectangular form and of greaterV width than said frame members, and projections Von the top j portion thereof to engage one of the frame members, said clamp .encompassing said frame members Vand preventing slippage thereof when in assembledpositions and allowing` slippage thereof when in un'assembled positions.

kite having frame members, a nonframe members, a non-v tangular form A'and being of greater width e l and depth than saidv frame membersthe`top ing projections to engage one of the frame members, said Vclamp .encompassing said 12. In a kite having frame members, a nondeformable clamp of substantially rectangular form and being of greater widthand` depth than said frame-members, the top portionof said clampbeing provided with indentations forming tW'o downwardly.` eX- tending projections to engagel yone of the frame members, said clamp encompassing i said frame members and preventing slippage thereof when in assembledpositionsand allowing slippage thereof when in unassemf` bled positions.

13. Ina..` kite having *frame-,memberg a clamp of substantially closed configuration (encompassing. said iframeV members, and

means on oneside thereof` to prevent slippage f of the rframe members when in assembled positions andallowV slippage oftheframe mem-1 4 'bers when in unassembled positions.

In'testimo-ny whereof Iaflixmy signature. :i

V9. In al kiteV having frame members, anon l deformable clamp ofV substantially rectangu-V lar form and being of greater width and depth than said frame members, and pro'- jections on the top portion thereof to yen- Y gage one of the frame members, saidclamp encompassing said frame members and pre-l venting slippage thereof when in assembled,v positions and allowing slippage thereof when e in unassembled positions.

10. In a kite having frame `members, a

3 non-deformableV clamp of substantiallyrrec-V tangular form and beingnof greater width and depth than said frame members, vthe top portion 4of said clampy being provided l with indentations forming projections to en gage one ofthe frame'members, said clamp encompassing said frame members and preventing slippage thereof. when inassembled positions and allowing slippagey thereof when in unassembled positions.

11. Inv a kite having L frame members, a... non-deformable clamp of substantially rec- 

